Daily Fantasy DraftKings and FanDuel NBA Picks - Friday, January 26, 2024 Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, NFL optimal lineups, and our NHL Optimizer. Plus our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy, and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guard/ Shooting Guard Luka Doncic FD - $12300 DK - $11300Opponent - ATLProj Pts FD - 69.3 DK - 75.05 We aren’t sure about Kyrie Irving’s status as of this writing, but if he were to sit, then Luka Doncic would be basically a lock for cash games, even at these crazy prices. He’s just been that good this season and gets even better (from a fantasy perspective) when Kyrie is off the floor. Luka is also a candidate to run massive minutes in close games, playing 39 or more in three of the last five. On the season, he’s averaging 33.6 points (a career high) while shooting 37% from three on more than 10 attempts. Because this is the first game of the slate, we will have all of the injury info we need going into lineup lock. Dennis Schröder FD - $5900 DK - $5200Opponent - LACProj Pts FD - 30.97 DK - 33.9 Gary Trent Jr. FD - $5000 DK - $4800Opponent - LACProj Pts FD - 24.81 DK - 27.3 Bruce Brown FD - $5600 DK - $5400Opponent - LACProj Pts FD - 27.9 DK - 29.87 The new-look Raptors will be without Immanuel Quickley in this game and just traded away Pascal Siakam last week. That’s going to leave them a bit thin on the starting lineup front, and we should see both Dennis Schroder and Gary Trent get the nods there. Bruce Brown will be in the mix as well. All three are coming relatively cheap when you factor in a minutes and role increase here. The matchup against the Clippers isn’t amazing, and there’s at least some concern Toronto can’t stay in the game. But overall, I think we are getting value on these guys, considering the context. Small Forward Kevin Durant FD - $9800 DK - $9200Opponent - INDProj Pts FD - 49.02 DK - 51.91 The Suns get one of the best matchups around facing off against the Pacers on Friday. This game has the highest total of the evening (243.5), and for good reason. Indiana offers a pace-up atmosphere even without Tyrese Haliburton, and their defense has been suspect all...

Daily Fantasy NFL Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Conference Championship Sunday 1/28/24 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NFL and MLB optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Quarterbacks Lamar Jackson FD 8800 DK 7700 Opponent KCProj Points FD - 26.43 DK - 26.43 Lamar Jackson showed last week that his particular fantasy upside translated just fine (again) to a playoff atmosphere. He completed 73% of his passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns, which doesn’t look like much. But then you add in the 100 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, and now you are really cooking. Things will be a bit tougher against a Chiefs defense that’s much better than Houston’s. But overall, this is the spot to pay up and roster Jackson on a shorter slate. His floor is just so much higher than any other quarterback going, and it isn’t like the price is completely out of whack, even with the lack of overall roster options. We typically don’t just roll one quarterback here, but again, Lamar Jackson is so far above the rest of the group that I’m hesitant to tout anyone else for cash games. Brock Purdy, considering the matchup, would be the guy. But he looked shaky last week and there’s a chance the 49ers are playing without Deebo Samuel. Running Back Christian McCaffrey FD 11000 DK 9000 Opponent DETProj Points FD - 28.33 DK - 30.62 Regarding spend-up options, you have to start cash games with Lamar Jackson + Christian McCaffrey and do business with whatever is left. These two are so far ahead of the field in terms of projection for a short slate that it’s almost laughable. With Deebo Samuel banged up early in the Divisional Round, CMC was everything for the 49ers, racking up 17 carries, 98 yards, and two touchdowns on the ground while also leading the team in targets for a 7/30 line through the air. The gap between him and the RB2 (on the fantasy slate) here is the same as the gap between the RB2 and someone who doesn’t play. He will be the highest-owned player for a reason. Fade at your own risk. Jahmyr Gibbs FD 7000 DK 6400 Opponent SFProj Points FD - 15.56 DK - 17.13 Choosing between the 49ers running backs, David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs can be tough on a game-by-game basis because of how these two are used. Namely, they split duties and sometimes can end up meeting in the fantasy middle. I’m going with the idea here that the Lions are playing from behind...

Daily Fantasy DraftKings and FanDuel NBA Picks - Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, NFL optimal lineups, and our NHL Optimizer. Plus our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy, and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guard/ Shooting Guard LaMelo Ball FD - $9800 DK - $9600Opponent - DETProj Pts FD - 53.51 DK - 57.18 The Hornets traded away Terry Rozier to the Heat, bringing back Kyle Lowry in the process. But the latter won’t be playing with the team and now we have some opportunity, such as it were, opening up in Charlotte. LaMelo Ball’s minutes ticked up to 35 last game and we know his game brings a high fantasy floor. He’s averaging 25 points, eight assists and 5.4 rebounds on the season with a matchup tonight against the Pistons that’s one of the best you can get. Considering the context around the team and the opponent, this is a pretty easy play on both sites. Anthony Edwards FD - $8800 DK - $8700Opponent - WASProj Pts FD - 47.16 DK - 50.82 There are some bad defenses playing on this slate and the Timberwolves draw one of them. The Wizards rank 28th in defensive efficiency and run the fastest pace. As we’ve said many times, this is the dream spot for fantasy production. Though Minnesota is pretty healthy right now with Mike Conley coming back after missing last game, rostering someone like Anthony Edwards still brings a very high floor. Karl-Anthony Towns big game aside, Edwards is still a dude averaging a 25/5/5 line on the season with solidly efficient scoring numbers. Cody Martin FD - $5100 DK - $4300Opponent - DETProj Pts FD - 27.19 DK - 25.65 Terry Rozier is gone and the Hornets are down a pretty important guard in their rotation. It would make sense for Cody Martin to join the starters on a semi-permanent basis now with minutes (and shots) up for grabs on this new-look team. Martin isn’t a high usage guy, but he’s also coming cheaper on this slate, especially on DraftKings. With minutes that should press to and over 30, he has a higher floor if rebounds, assists, and especially defensive stats can all get there on more run. Along with Martin, there is a chance we see more minutes and opportunity for Nick Smith Jr. (FD 3800 DK 4100) now. Small Forward Miles...

Daily Fantasy DraftKings and FanDuel NBA Picks - Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, NFL optimal lineups, and our NHL Optimizer. Plus our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy, and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guard/ Shooting Guard Jamal Murray FD - $8400 DK - $8400Opponent - INDProj Pts FD - 43.5 DK - 46.65 The Nuggets draw a great matchup against the Pacers on Tuesday with the latter running the second-fastest pace in the league while registering the 26th-ranked defense. There’s a reason this game has a 243 over/under, easily the highest of the whole slate. Jamal Murray has been running big minutes of late, averaging 38 over the last four, all in regulation. The scoring can come and go, relatively speaking, but that’s also mostly keeping his price from reaching the $9K range. I love the matchup and the price on FanDuel specifically. It might be tough to roster Jokic in this game if you are rolling with Anthony Davis, but Murray gives you a chance to get exposure to this game. D'Angelo Russell FD - $7100 DK - $6500Opponent - LACProj Pts FD - 37.06 DK - 40.46 From a fantasy and projections perspective, LeBron James did us a huge favor early by announcing that he wasn’t going to play this game against the Clippers. While it doesn’t give the Lakers a leg up, it certainly gives us plenty of lead time on this situation from a DFS standpoint. D'Angelo Russell was already back in the starting lineup before this move, and he’ll ring in as one of the better fantasy plays here, considering the usage bump he gets with LBJ off the court. It goes from 22% to 26%, the second-highest on the team after Anthony Davis. The assists climb as well, with the ball in his hands more. His price isn’t reflective of the Lakers missing their point guard and overall GOAT. T.J. McConnell FD - $5200 DK - $5500Opponent - DENProj Pts FD - 37.32 DK - 39.18 It was announced that Tyrese Haliburton will miss the next three games due to his hamstring injury, which in theory, should mean a ton of run for TJ McConnell. Unfortunately, that isn’t as surefire a thing as we thought, considering what happened last game. McConnell started and then played a whopping (read: horrific) 12 minutes against the Suns. This is a...

Daily Fantasy DraftKings and FanDuel NBA Picks - Friday, January 19, 2024 Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, NFL optimal lineups, and our NHL Optimizer. Plus our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy, and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guard/ Shooting Guard LaMelo Ball FD - $9900 DK - $8800Opponent - SAProj Pts FD - 50.26 DK - 54.51 LaMelo Ball has been back from injury for three games, and we are starting to see the minutes tick back up, a good sign for his fantasy floor on a nightly basis. Per minute, the dude has been great, averaging 26 points, 5.7 assists, and six rebounds in fewer than 30 minutes per. That’s fantastic, and now he’ll get a Spurs team playing some of the worst defense in the NBA. The DraftKings price is way too low. We can consider stacking the Hornets at their current price points. Dejounte Murray FD - $8100 DK - $7500Opponent - MIAProj Pts FD - 43.32 DK - 46.51 Bogdan Bogdanovic FD - $6100 DK - $5600Opponent - MIAProj Pts FD - 36.52 DK - 39.13 Trae Young is going to sit this game, so stacking Dejounte Murray and Bogdan Bogdanovic is going to be the play in cash games where possible. These two see hue usage bumps with Trae off the court. Murray goes from 25% to 29%, and Bogdan climbs to 24% as well. Both stand to see minutes upticks as well and should be the starting backcourt in this one. These are pretty easy plays, considering the context. And though the matchup against Miami isn’t the best in the league, the other considerations more than makeup for it. Devin Vassell FD - $6900 DK - $6700Opponent - CHAProj Pts FD - 34.98 DK - 37.31 Tre Jones FD - $6700 DK - $5800Opponent - CHAProj Pts FD - 32.57 DK - 34.94 Victor Wembanyama is going to sit out this game against the Charlotte Hornets, meaning the rest of the Spurs will stand to see a significant uptick across the board when it comes to fantasy production. Devin Vassell is a clear winner in that respect with the usage going from 22% on the season to 26% when Wemby is off the court. They’ll need his scoring in this one. He should have plenty of shot volume against a bad defensive team in the Hornets. Also, Tre Jones comes with...